FRIDMAN v. SAFECO INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS

No. SC13-1607.

185 So.3d 1214 (2016)

Adrian FRIDMAN, Petitioner, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Stanley Rywant , Andrew Frank Russo , Kerry Chadwick McGuinn, Jr. , and Carla Maria Sabbagh of Rywant, Alvarez, Jones, Russo & Guyton, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Petitioner.

Robert E. Vaughn, Jr. of the Law Office of Glenn G. Gomer, Tampa, FL; Anthony John Russo of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig, LLP, Tampa, FL; and Mark Steven Shapiro of Akerman LLP, Miami, FL, for Respondent.

Jack Roy Reiter of Gray Robinson, P.A., Miami, FL, for Amici Curiae The American Insurance Association, The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and The Florida Insurance Council.


The conflict issue in this case is whether an insured is entitled to a determination of liability and the full extent of his or her damages by first bringing an uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) action before litigating a first-party bad faith cause of action under section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2007). The related issues...

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